New price for iphones!!!!!! Now starts at $199 :) See here
IELTS links
Writing task I of IELTS - explanation here
Writing task examples here - very useful tipshere and here
Reading tips here
Newest links Insight into IELTS Book 1999
1. Pat Glenn, weightlifting commentator - "And this is Gregoriava from Bulgaria. I saw her snatch this morning and it was amazing!"
2. New Zealand Rugby Commentator - "Andrew Mehrtens loves it when Daryl Gibson comes inside of him."
3. Ted Walsh - Horse Racing Commentator - "This is a really a lovely horse. I once rode her mother."
4. Harry Carpenter at the Oxford-Cambridge boat race 1977 - "Ah, isn't that nice. The wife of the Cambridge President is kissing the Cox of the Oxford Crew."
5. US PGA Commentator - "One of the reasons Arnie (Arnold Palmer) is playing so well is that, before each tee shot, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them . Oh my god!!!!! What have I just said?!!!!"
Download short video from youtube and other video sites
Find a video you would like to watch on youtube and copy the address from the address bar. Go to Keepvid, paste in the address and click “get file”. Below you will see links to files as .flv, right click on this and save as - this will save it to your hard drive (it will be saved as get file.htm). When it is on your hard drive you will then need to rename it so that you can find it later, and also change the extension (the bit after the .) to flv.
If you need a program to open this type of file use VLC (which is free), install this and it will open flv files as well as any kind of movie or music.
Torrents
A torrent is a special small file (torrent) that you find on certain sites - see below, and these will then be sent to a program which opens them and finds the full file on the web.
You can download torrents for shows and episodes from
(there are lots more you can also find, but these are the two most popular)
but you will need a bit torrent client or application to download the files. There are numerous clients -
azureus
bit torrent
uTorrent
First you need to go to one of the sites above in order to search for the file you need - as we did, then you find the file (which is very small), you save that and then you click on this to start the download. The application should start automatically and if it is interrupted, it will resume later and continue to download the file. This is considered the best, fastest way to download things like movies and series.
Hope this helps
Older stuff
House episodes guide
Convert from one file format to another - here iPhone in KZ - I spoke to the student here and he said it is all now through a company - prices are $800 I think But the site is all in Russian.
FDA: Same Salmonella strain in recalled cereal sickens 23 people
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (AP) -- At least 23 people in 14 states have been sickened by the same strain of salmonella found in two breakfast cereals recalled by Malt-O-Meal, the federal Food and Drug Administration said Saturday.
Officials in Minnesota are investigating whether a case in that state might be linked to the cereals produced by the Minneapolis-based company, the state health department said.
Malt-O-Meal voluntarily recalled its unsweetened Puffed Rice and Puffed Wheat cereals April 5 after finding salmonella contamination during routine testing. The affected bags were produced in the past 12 months in Northfield, Minnesota.
"The Malt-O-Meal company has been extremely cooperative in this investigation and has done the right thing to protect the public's health," Heidi Kassenborg, director of the dairy and food inspection division at the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, said in a statement.
Three people have been hospitalized, but no deaths have been reported, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Symptoms of salmonella infection include nausea, vomiting, fever, diarrhea and abdominal cramps. It can be life-threatening for people with poor health or weakened immune systems, including young children and the elderly.
The FDA said people who experience such symptoms after eating a puffed wheat or puffed rice cereal made by Malt-O-Meal should contact their doctors and report the illness to state or local health authorities.
The FDA said the recalled products were distributed nationally under the Malt-O-Meal brand name, as well as private labels including Acme, America's Choice, Food Club, Giant, Hannaford, Jewel, Laura Lynn, Pathmark, Shaw's, ShopRite, Tops and Weis Quality. The cereal bags have "best if used by" dates from April 8, 2008 (coded as APR0808), through March 18, 2009 (coded as MAR1809).
Consumers with products from the recalled lots are advised to throw them out, and retailers have been told to remove the cereals from their shelves.
The CDC said that as of Friday it had received reports of 21 people ill with the same salmonella strain in 13 states. California reported 1; Colorado, 1; Delaware, 1; Maine, 3; Massachusetts, 2; Minnesota, 1; North Dakota, 1; New Hampshire, 2; New Jersey, 3; New York, 3; Pennsylvania, 1; Rhode Island, 1; and Vermont, 1.
It wasn't clear Saturday what the 14th state was or whether the two additional cases were from there.thepiratebay.org
Useful links for Madina
New price for iphones!!!!!! Now starts at $199 :) See here
IELTS links
Writing task I of IELTS - explanation here
Writing task examples here - very useful tips here and here
Reading tips here
Newest links Insight into IELTS Book 1999
Various links:
http://www.ielts.studyau.com/
http://www.uniroute.net/
http://www.world-english.org/ielts_free_tests.htm
http://www.ielts-exam.net/
http://www.english-online.org.uk/ieltsfolder/ieltshome.php?name=International%20English%20Language%20Testing%20System&fun=startIntroRequest()&spt=readcontent
http://www.aippg.com/ielts/ielts-downloads.htm
Excellent for downloading past papers and numerous files : http://rapidshare.com/users/1TUEA0
IELTS info
Book with answers
Writing task 1
Some puns and jokes
Some of the finest double-entendres that were aired on British TV & Radio.
1. Pat Glenn, weightlifting commentator - "And this is Gregoriava from Bulgaria. I saw her snatch this morning and it was amazing!"
2. New Zealand Rugby Commentator - "Andrew Mehrtens loves it when Daryl Gibson comes inside of him."
3. Ted Walsh - Horse Racing Commentator - "This is a really a lovely horse. I once rode her mother."
4. Harry Carpenter at the Oxford-Cambridge boat race 1977 - "Ah, isn't that nice. The wife of the Cambridge President is kissing the Cox of the Oxford Crew."
5. US PGA Commentator - "One of the reasons Arnie (Arnold Palmer) is playing so well is that, before each tee shot, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them . Oh my god!!!!! What have I just said?!!!!"
Links to ESL stuff
Writing LabVerb Tense Consistency
Guide to grammar and writing
Picture from my birthday
Crossword seach
Winamp lyrics
Leo's lyrics
Download short video from youtube and other video sites
Find a video you would like to watch on youtube and copy the address from the address bar. Go to Keepvid, paste in the address and click “get file”. Below you will see links to files as .flv, right click on this and save as - this will save it to your hard drive (it will be saved as get file.htm). When it is on your hard drive you will then need to rename it so that you can find it later, and also change the extension (the bit after the .) to flv.
If you need a program to open this type of file use VLC (which is free), install this and it will open flv files as well as any kind of movie or music.
Torrents
A torrent is a special small file (torrent) that you find on certain sites - see below, and these will then be sent to a program which opens them and finds the full file on the web.
You can download torrents for shows and episodes from
thepiratebay.org
mininova.org
(there are lots more you can also find, but these are the two most popular)
but you will need a bit torrent client or application to download the files. There are numerous clients -
azureus
bit torrent
uTorrent
First you need to go to one of the sites above in order to search for the file you need - as we did, then you find the file (which is very small), you save that and then you click on this to start the download. The application should start automatically and if it is interrupted, it will resume later and continue to download the file. This is considered the best, fastest way to download things like movies and series.
Hope this helps
Older stuff
House episodes guideConvert from one file format to another - here
iPhone in KZ - I spoke to the student here and he said it is all now through a company - prices are $800 I think But the site is all in Russian.
Hypochondriac's Handbook - interesting simple diagnoses of common ailments
Salmonella
FDA: Same Salmonella strain in recalled cereal sickens 23 people
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (AP) -- At least 23 people in 14 states have been sickened by the same strain of salmonella found in two breakfast cereals recalled by Malt-O-Meal, the federal Food and Drug Administration said Saturday.
Officials in Minnesota are investigating whether a case in that state might be linked to the cereals produced by the Minneapolis-based company, the state health department said.
Malt-O-Meal voluntarily recalled its unsweetened Puffed Rice and Puffed Wheat cereals April 5 after finding salmonella contamination during routine testing. The affected bags were produced in the past 12 months in Northfield, Minnesota.
"The Malt-O-Meal company has been extremely cooperative in this investigation and has done the right thing to protect the public's health," Heidi Kassenborg, director of the dairy and food inspection division at the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, said in a statement.
Three people have been hospitalized, but no deaths have been reported, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Symptoms of salmonella infection include nausea, vomiting, fever, diarrhea and abdominal cramps. It can be life-threatening for people with poor health or weakened immune systems, including young children and the elderly.
The FDA said people who experience such symptoms after eating a puffed wheat or puffed rice cereal made by Malt-O-Meal should contact their doctors and report the illness to state or local health authorities.
The FDA said the recalled products were distributed nationally under the Malt-O-Meal brand name, as well as private labels including Acme, America's Choice, Food Club, Giant, Hannaford, Jewel, Laura Lynn, Pathmark, Shaw's, ShopRite, Tops and Weis Quality. The cereal bags have "best if used by" dates from April 8, 2008 (coded as APR0808), through March 18, 2009 (coded as MAR1809).
Consumers with products from the recalled lots are advised to throw them out, and retailers have been told to remove the cereals from their shelves.
The CDC said that as of Friday it had received reports of 21 people ill with the same salmonella strain in 13 states. California reported 1; Colorado, 1; Delaware, 1; Maine, 3; Massachusetts, 2; Minnesota, 1; North Dakota, 1; New Hampshire, 2; New Jersey, 3; New York, 3; Pennsylvania, 1; Rhode Island, 1; and Vermont, 1.
It wasn't clear Saturday what the 14th state was or whether the two additional cases were from there.thepiratebay.org